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Daniel Crews |
5.0 / 5
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Faith to Faith contains first and foremost a thoughtful and fair presentation of each of the major world religions as told from within those religions. It also includes New Age, secularism, and other alternatives to proper religion.
This is the only Christian book I have ever read that provides space for such sharing. It stands in stark contrast to many popular books on the subject, such as Josh McDowell's books on world religions in which he first sets up each religion as a straw man and knocks them down in Jesus's name.
Scott takes the religion as presented by its practitioner as a starting point and then first spends time highlighting shared values, practices, and beliefs. He includes a great deal of discussion on things Christians can learn from other religions. He then continues, pointing out the fundamental differences which a Christian cannot accept in the other religion.
However, the tone remains one of listening, friendliness, and constructive engagement with a focus on spreading the good news. Scott takes as a basic premise that living beside and among one another requires listening and sharing and that no evangelism is possible withut understanding. That our goal is not to hide our differences to avoid offending one another but to make the world more safe for appreciating and exploring our differences together.
If I were a Christian interested in understanding, learning from, or distinguishing Christianity from other world religions, this would be the one and only book I would choose. It is is far better than any other book I've ever seen on the topic.
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Talitha Kartler |
5.0 / 5
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This book is a great resource for those who want to learn more about the world's major religions. It is written from a Christian perspective, but it is respectful and honorable in its treatment and presentation of the major religions. It even goes so far as to point out what Christians can learn from other religions, while at the same time pointing out places where other religions and Christianity diverge. It is easy to get through and will give the reader plenty to think about and discuss.
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